第一篇：英語必修三課文

必修三 Unit1 FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS

Festivals and celebrations of all kinds have been held everywhere since ancient times.Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in autumn.Sometimes celebrations would be held after hunters had caught animals.At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months.Today's festivals have many origins, some religious, some seasonal, and some for special people or events.Festivals of the Dead

Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm.For the Japanese festival Obon, people should go to clean graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors.They also light lamps and play music because they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth.In Mexico, people celebrate the Day of the Dead in early November.On this important feast day, people eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with “bones” on them.They offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead.The Western holiday Halloween also had its origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead people.It is now a children's festival, when they can dress up and go to their neighbours' homes to ask for sweets.If the neighbours do not give any sweets, the children might play a trick on them.Festivals to Honour People

Festivals can also be held to honour famous people.The Dragon Boat Festival in China honours the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan.In the USA, Columbus Day is in memory of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the New World.India has a national festival on October 2 to honour Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped gain India's independence from Britain.Harvest Festivals

Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals can be very happy events.People are grateful because their food is gathered for the winter and the agricultural work is over.In European ountries, people will usually decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit, and will get together to have meals.Some people might win awards for their farm produce, like the biggest watermelon or the most handsome rooster.China and Japan have mid-autumn festivals, when people admire the moon and in China, enjoy mooncakes.Spring Festivals

The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring.At the Spring Festival in China, people eat dumplings, fish and meat and may give children lucky money in red paper.There are dragon dances and carnivals, and families celebrate the Lunar New Year together.Some Western countries have very exciting carnivals, which take place forty days before Easter, usually in February.These carnivals might include parades, dancing in the streets day and night, loud music and colourful clothing of all kinds.Easter is an important religious and social festival for Christians around the world.It celebrates the return of Jesus from the dead and the coming of spring and new life.Japan's Cherry Blossom Festival happens a little later.The country, covered with cherry tree flowers, looks as though it is covered with pink snow.People love to get together to eat, drink and have fun with each other.Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our customs and forget our work for a little while.Unit2 COME AND EAT HERE(1)

Wang Peng sat in his empty restaurant feeling very frustrated.It had been a very strange morning.Usually he got up early and prepared his menu of barbecued mutton kebabs，roast pork, stir-flied vegetables and fried rice.Then by lunchtime they would all be sold.By now his restaurant ought to be full of people.But not today!Why was that? What could

have happened? He thought of his mutton, beef and bacon cooked in the hottest, finest oil.His cola was sugary and cold, and his ice cream was made of milk, cream and delicious fruit.“Nothing could be better,” he thought.Suddenly he saw his friend Li Chang hurrying by.“Hello, Lao Li,” he called.“Your usual?” But Li Chang seemed not to hear.What was the matter? Something terrible must have happened if Li Chang was not coming to eat in his restaurant as he always did.Wang Peng followed Li Chang into a new small restaurant.He saw a sign in the window.Tired of all that fat? Want to lose weight?

Come inside Yong Hui’s slimming restaurant.Only slimming foods served here.Make yourself thin again!

Curiosity drove Wang Peng inside.It was full of people.The hostess, a very thin lady, came forward.“Welcome,” she said.“My name is Yong Hui.I'll help you lose weight and be fit in two weeks if you eat here every day.” Then she gave a menu to Wang Peng.There were few choices of food and drink on it: just rice, raw vegetables served in vinegar, fruit and water.Wang Peng was amazed at this and especially at the prices.It cost more than a good meal in his restaurant!He could not believe his eyes.He threw down the menu and hurried outside.On his way home he thought about his own menu.Did it make people fat? Perhaps he should go to the library and find out.He could not have Yong Hui getting away with telling people lies!He had better do some research!

At the library Wang Peng was surprised to find that his restaurant served far too much fat and Yong Hui’s far too little.Even though her customers might get thin after eating Yong Hui’s food, they were not eating enough energy-giving food to keep them fit.They would become tired very quickly.Wang Peng felt more hopeful as he drove back home.Perhaps

with a discount and a new sign he could win his customers back.So he wrote:

Want to feel fit and energetic?

Come and eat here!Discounts today!

Our food gives you energy all day!

The competition between the two restaurants was on!

Unit4 No one knows exactly how the earth began, as it happened so long ago.However, according to a widely accepted theory, the universe began with a “Big Bang” that threw matter in all directions.After that, atoms began to form and combine to create stars and other bodies.For several billion years after the “Big Bang”, the earth was still just a cloud of dust.What it was to become was uncertain until between 4.5 and 3.8 billion years ago when

the dust settled into a solid globe.The earth became so violent that it was not clear whether the shape would last or not.It exploded loudly with fire and rock.They were in

time to produce carbon, nitrogen, water vapour and other gases, which were to make the earth's atmosphere.What is even more important is that as the earth cooled down, water

began to appear on its surface.Water had also appeared on other planets like Mars but, unlike the earth, it had disappeared later.It was not immediately obvious that water was to be fundamental to the development of life.What many scientists believe is that the continued presence of water allowed the earth to dissolve harmful gases and acids into the oceans and seas.This produced a chain reaction, which made it possible for life to develop.Many millions of years later, the first extremely small plants began to appear on the surface of the water.They multiplied and filled the oceans and seas with oxygen, which encouraged the later development of early shellfish and all sorts of fish.Next, green plants began to grow on land.They were followed in time by land animals.Some were insects.Others, called amphibians, were able to live on land as well as in the water.Later when the plants grew into forests, reptiles appeared for the first time.They produced young enerally by laying eggs.After that, some huge animals, called dinosaurs, developed.They laid eggs too and existed on the earth for more than 140 million years.However，65 million years ago the age of the dinosaurs ended.Why they suddenly disappeared still remains a mystery.This disappearance made possible the rise of mammals on the earth.These animals were different from all life forms in the past, because they gave birth to young baby animals and produced milk to feed them.Finally about 2.6 million years ago some small clever animals, now with hands and feet, appeared and spread all over the earth.Thus they have, in their turn, become the most important animals on the planet.But they are not looking after the earth very well.They are putting too much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, which prevents heat from escaping from the earth into space.As a result of this, many scientists believe the earth may become too hot to live on.So whether life will continue on the earth for millions of years to come will depend on whether this problem can be solved.Unit5 Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian were on a trip to Canada to visit their cousins in Montreal on the Atlantic coast.Rather than take the aeroplane all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train west to east across Canada.The thought that they could cross the whole continent was exciting.Their friend, Danny Lin, was waiting at the airport.He was going to take them and their baggage to catch “The True North”, the cross-Canada train.On the way to the station, he chatted about their trip.“You're going to see some great scenery.Going eastward, you'll pass mountains and thousands of lakes and forests, as well as wide rivers and large cities.Some people have the idea that you can cross Canada in less than five days, but they forget the fact that Canada is 5,500 kilometres from coast to coast.Here in Vancouver, you're in Canada's warmest part.People say it is Canada's most beautiful city, surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean.Skiing in the Rocky Mountains and sailing in the harbour make Vancouver one of Canada's most popular cities to live in.Its population is increasing rapidly.The coast north of Vancouver has some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world.It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some measuring over 90 metres.”

That afternoon aboard the train, the cousins settled down in their seats.Earlier that day, when they crossed the Rocky Mountains, they managed to catch sight of some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle.Their next stop was Calgary, which is famous for the Calgary Stampede.Cowboys from all over the world come to compete in the Stampede.Many of them have a gift for riding wild horses and can win thousands of dollars in prizes.After two days' travel, the girls began to realize that Canada is quite empty.At school, they had learned that most Canadians live within a few hundred kilometres of the USA border, and Canada's population is only slightly over thirty million, but now they were amazed to see such an empty country.They went through a wheat-growing province and saw farms that covered thousands of acres.After dinner, they were back in an urban area, the busy port city of Thunder Bay at the top of the Great Lakes.The girls were surprised at the fact that ocean ships can sail up the Great Lakes.Because of the Great Lakes, they learned, Canada has more fresh water than any other country in the world.In fact, it has one-third of the world's total fresh water, and much of it is in the Great Lakes.That night as they slept, the train rushed across the top of Lake Superior, through the great forests and southward towards Toronto.

第二篇：英語必修四課文

必修四 Unit1 A STUDENT OF AFRICAN WILDLIFE

It is 5:45 am and the sun is just rising over Gombe National Park in East Africa.Following Jane's way of studying chimps, our group are all going to visit them in the forest.Jane has studied these families of chimps for many years and helped people understand how much they behave like humans.Watching a family of chimps wake up is our first activity of the day.This means going back to the place where we left the family sleeping in a tree the night before.Everybody sits and waits in the shade of the trees while the family begins to wake up and move off.Then we follow as they wander into the forest.Most of the time, chimps either feed or clean each other as a way of showing love in their family.Jane warns us that our group is going to be very tired and dirty by the afternoon and she is right.However, the evening makes it all worthwhile.We watch the mother chimp and her babies play in the tree.Then we see them go to sleep together in their nest for the night.We realize that the bond between members of a chimp family is as strong as in a human family.Nobody before Jane fully understood chimp behaviour.She spent years observing and recording their daily activities.Since her childhood she had wanted to work with animals in their own environment.However, this was not easy.When she first arrived in Gombe in 1960, it was unusual for a woman to live in the forest.Only after her mother came to help her for the first few months was she allowed to begin her project.Her work changed the way people think about chimps.For example, one important thing she discovered was that chimps hunt and eat meat.Until then everyone had thought chimps ate only fruit and nuts.She actually observed chimps as a group hunting a monkey and then eating it.She also discovered how chimps communicate with each other, and her study of their body language helped her work out their social system.For forty years Jane Goodall has been outspoken about making the rest of the world understand and respect the life of these animals.She has argued that wild animals should be left in the wild and not used for entertainment or advertisements.She has helped to set up special places where they can live safely.She is leading a busy life but she says: “Once I stop, it all comes crowding in and I remember the chimps in laboratories.It's terrible.It affects me when I watch the wild chimps.I say to myself, 'Aren't they lucky?” And then I think about small chimps in cages though they have done nothing wrong.Once you have seen that you can never forget...“

She has achieved everything she wanted to do: working with animals in their own environment, gaining a doctor's degree and showing that women can live in the forest as men can.She inspires those who want to cheer the achievements of women.Unit2 A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE

Although he is one of China's most famous scientists, Yuan Longping considers himself a farmer, for he works the land to do his research.Indeed, his sunburnt face and arms and his slim, strong body are just like those of millions of Chinese farmers, for whom he has struggled for the past five decades.Dr Yuan Longping grows what is called super hybrid rice.In 1974, he became the first agricultural pioneer in the world to grow rice that has a high output.This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce one-third more of the crop in the same fields.Now more than 60% of the rice produced in China each year is from this hybrid strain.Born into a poor farmer's family in 1930, Dr Yuan graduated from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953.Since then, finding ways to grow more rice has been his life goal.As a young man, he saw the great need for increasing the rice output.At that time, hunger was a disturbing problem in many parts of the countryside.Dr Yuan searched for a way to increase rice harvests without expanding the area of the fields.In 1950, Chinese farmers could produce only fifty million tons of rice.In a recent harvest, however, nearly two hundred million tons of rice was produced.These increased harvests mean that 22% of the world's people are fed from just 7% of the farmland in China.Dr Yuan is now circulating his knowledge in India, Vietnam and many other less developed countries to increase their rice harvests.Thanks to his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to rid the world of hunger.Using his hybrid rice, farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before.Dr Yuan is quite satisfied with his life.However, he doesn't care about being famous.He feels it gives him less freedom to do his research.He would much rather keep time for his hobbles.He enjoys listening to violin music, playing mah-jong, swimming and reading.Spending money on himself or leading a comfortable life also means very little to him.Indeed, he believes that a person with too much money has more rather than fewer troubles.He therefore gives millions of yuan to equip others for their research in agriculture.Just dreaming for things, however, costs nothing.Long ago Dr yuan had a dream about rice plants as tall as sorghum.Each ear of rice was as big as an ear of corn and each grain of rice was as huge as a peanut.Dr Yuan awoke from his dream with the hope of producing a kind of rice that could feed more people.Now, many years later, Dr Yuan has another dream: to export his rice so that it can be grown around the globe.One dream is not always enough, especially for a person who loves and cares for his people.Unit3 A MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOUR

As Victor Hugo once said, ”Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face", and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin.He brightened the lives of Americans and British through two world wars and the hard years in between.He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content with their lives.Not that Charlie's own life was easy!He was born in a poor family in 1889.His parents were both poor music hall performers.You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk.Such training was common in acting families at this time, especially when the family income was often uncertain.Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family even worse off, so Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother.By his teens, Charlie had, through his humour, become one of the most popular child actors in England.He could mime and act the fool doing ordinary everyday tasks.No one was ever bored watching him-his subtle acting made everything entertaining.As time went by, he began making films.He grew more and more popular as his charming character, the little tramp, became known throughout the world.The tramp, a poor, homeless man with a moustache, wore large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round black hat.He walked around stilly carrying a walking stick.This character was a social failure but was loved for his optimism and determination to overcome all difficulties.He was the underdog who was kind even when others were unkind to him.How did the little tramp make a sad situation entertaining? Here is an example from one of his most famous films, The Gold Rush.It is the mid-nineteenth century and gold has just been discovered in California.Like so many others, the little tramp and his friend have rushed there in search of gold, but without success.Instead they are hiding in a small hut on the edge of a mountain during a snowstorm with nothing to eat.They are so hungry that they try boiling a pair of leather shoes for their dinner.Charlie first picks out the laces and eats them as if they were spaghetti.Then he cuts off the leather top of the shoe as if it were the finest steak.Finally he tries cutting and chewing the bottom of the shoe.He eats each mouthful with great enjoyment.The acting is so convincing that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted!

Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed and produced the films he starred in.In 1972 he was given a special Oscar for his outstanding work in films.He lived in England and the USA but spent his last years in Switzerland, where he was buried in 1977.He is loved and remembered as a great actor who could inspire people with great confidence.Unit4

COMMUNICATION: NO PROBLEM?

Yesterday, another student and I, representing our university's student association, went to the Capital International Airport to meet this year's international students.They were coming to study at Beijing University.We would take them first to their dormitories and then to the student canteen.After half an hour of waiting for their flight to arrive, I saw several young people enter the waiting area looking around curiously.I stood for a minute watching them and then went to greet them.The first person to arrive was Tony Garcia from Colombia, closely followed by Julia Smith from Britain.After I met them and then introduced them to each other, I was very surprised.Tony approached Julia, touched her shoulder and kissed her on the cheek!She stepped back appearing surprised and put up her hands, as if in defence.I guessed that there was probably a major misunderstanding.Then Akira Nagata from Japan came in smiling, together with George Cook from Canada.As they were introduced, George reached his hand out to the Japanese student.Just at that moment, however, Akira bowed so his nose touched George's moving hand.They both apologizednot all members of a culture behave in the same way.In general, though, studying international customs can certainly help avoid difficulties in today's world of cultural crossroads!Unit5 THEME PARKS — FUN AND MORE THAN FUN

Which theme park would you like to visit? There are various kinds of theme parks, with a different park for almost everything: food, culture, science, cartoons, movies or history.Some parks are famous for having the biggest or longest roller coasters, others for showing the famous sights and sounds of a culture.Whichever and whatever you like, there is a theme park for you!

The theme park you are probably most familiar with is Disneyland.It can be found in several parts of the world.It will bring you into a magical world and make your dreams come true, whether traveling through space, visiting a pirate ship or meeting your favourite fairy tale or Disney cartoon character.As you wander around the fantasy amusement park, you may see Snow White or Mickey Mouse in a parade or on the street.Of course Disneyland also has many exciting rides, from giant swinging ships to terrifying free-fall drops.With all these attractions, no wonder tourism is increasing wherever there is a Disneyland.If you want to have fun and more than fun, come to Disneyland!

Dollywood, in the beautiful Smoky Mountains in the southeastern

USA, is one of the most unique theme parks in the world.Dollywood shows and celebrates America's traditional southeastern culture.Although Dollywood has rides, the park's main attraction is its culture.Famous country music groups perform there all year in indoor and outdoor theatres.People come from all over America to see carpenters and other craftsmen make wood, glass and iron objects in the old-fashioned way.Visit the candy shop to try the same kind of candy that American southerners made 150 years ago, or take a ride on the only steam-engine train still working in the southeast USA.You can even see beautiful bald eagles in the world's largest bald eagle preserve.And for those who like rides, Dollywood has one of the best old wooden roller coasters, Thunderhead.It is world-famous for having the most length in the smallest space.Come to Dollywood to have fun learning all about America's historical southeastern culture!

If you want to experience the ancient days and great deeds of English knights and ladies, princes and queens, then England's Camelot Park is the place for you.Every area of the park is modelled after life in the days of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.In one place, you can watch magic shows with Merlin the Wizard.If you want to see fighting with swords or on horseback, then the jousting area is a good place to visit.If you do well there, King Arthur may choose you to fight in the big jousting tournament.Do you like animals? Then visit the farm area, and learn how people in ancient England ran their farms and took care of their animals.To enter a world of fantasy about ancient England, come to Camelot Park!

第三篇：高一英語模塊三課文

Fog Fog warning When Polly left home that morning, the city was already covered in a grey mist.At lunch, the radio forecast that the mist would become a thick fog in the afternoon.At four o'clock, Polly left work and stepped out into the fog.She wondered if the buses would still be running.No buses to King Street Once out in the street, she walked quickly towards her usual bus stop.‘How far are you going?’ the bus conductor asked her before he took her fare.‘King Street.’ said Polly.‘Sorry，Miss’ replied the man, ‘the truth is that it is too foggy for the bus to run that far.Take the Underground to Green Park.The weather might be better there and you might be able to get a taxi.’

A tall man As Polly observed the passengers on the train, she had a feeling that she was being watched by a tall man in a dark overcoat.At last the train arrived at Green Park station.While the rest of the passengers were getting out, she glanced at the faces around her.The tall man was nowhere to be soon.Footsteps When Polly got to the station entrance, it was empty.Outside, wherever she looked the fog lay like a thick, grey cloud.There was no one in sight.Polly set off towards Park Street.As she heard a man’s voice in her ear saying ‘Sorry.’ The man moved away.She could feel her heart beating with fear.The helpful stranger Then she heard the sound again-soft footsteps behind her.A minute before, she had wished for someone to come along.Now she wanted to run, but fear held her still.The footsteps seemed close now.Then a man’s voice came out of the darkness.‘Is anybody there?’

Polly hesitated.At last she answered, ‘Hello, I think I’m lost.’

A few seconds later, a hand reached out and grasped her arm.Polly found herself staring up at the face of an old man with a beard.‘Maybe I can help you.Which road do you want?’ he asked.‘I live at 86 King Street.’ Polly replied.‘Just take my hand.’ said the man.‘Come with me.You’ll be all right.’ He took Polly’s hand.‘Watch out for the step here.’

In his other hand the man carried a stick.Polly heard it hit the step.‘I can remember some terrible fogs, but maybe that was before your time.I can’t see your face, but you sound young.How old are you?’

‘Just twenty.’ answered Polly.‘Ah, twenty!A nice age to be.I was young once.Now we’re at the crossroads.Turn left here.’ ‘I’m quite lost now.Are you sure you know the way?’ Polly was beginning to feel frightened again.’

‘Of course.You really shouldn’t feel anxious,’ He held her hand more firmly.The grateful helper ‘Here we are.King Street.’ He stopped.‘Thank you so much for coming to my aid.’ said Polly in relief.‘Would you like to come in and rest for a while?’

‘It’s very nice of you.’ said the man, ‘but I’ll be off.There may be more people lost today, and I’d like to help them.You see, a fog this bad is rare.It gives me the chance to pay back the help that people give me when it’s sunny.A blind person like me can’t get across the road without help, except in a fog like this.’

All through history, people from many different countries and cultures have lived together in Britain.The English language is made up of the grammar and vocabulary these people brought to Britain.That is why English has so many difficult rules that confuse people.Old English

Old English is very different from the English we speak nowadays.In fact, we would not be able to understand it if we heard it today.Before the 5th century, people in Britain all spoke a language called Celtic.Then two Germanic groups from the European mainland—the Angles and the Saxons—occupied Britain.Old English consisted of a mixture of their languages.(Both the English language and the English people are named after the Angles;the word Angle was spelt Engle in Old English.)Aside from place names such as London, very few Celtic words became part of Old English.At the end of the 9th century, the Vikings, people from Northern European countries such as Denmark and Norway, began to move to Britain.They brought with them their languages, which also mixed with Old English.By the 10th century, Old English had become the official language of England.When we speak English today, we sometimes feel puzzled about which words or phrases to use.This is because English has many words and phrases from different languages, but with similar meanings.For example, the word sick came from a word once used by the Angles and the Saxons, while ill came from a word once used by the Norwegians.Middle English Middle English is the name given to the English used from around the 12th to the 15th centuries.Many things played a part in the development of this new type of English.The most important contribution was from the Normans, a French-speaking people who defeated England and took control of the country in 1066.However, the Norman Conquest did not affect English as mush as the Angles and the Saxons’ victory about 600 years earlier, which led to Old English replacing Celtic.Even though the Normans spoke French for the entire 250 years they ruled England, French did not replace English as the first language.On the other hand, the English language did borrow many words from French.This resulted in even more words with similar meanings, such as answer(from Old English)and reply(from Old French).It is interesting to learn how the words for most animals raised for food, such as cow, sheep and pig, came from Old English.However, the words for the meat of these animals, which was served to the Normans, came from Old French: beef, mutton, pork and bacon.Old French made other contributions to Middle English as well.In Old English, the Germanic way of making words plural was used.For example, they said housen instead of houses, and shoen instead of shoes.After the Normans took control, they began using the French way of making plurals, adding an-s to house and shoe.Only a few words kept their Germanic plural forms, such as man/men and child/children.After the Norman Conquest, high-class people spoke French while common people spoke English.However, by the latter half of the 14th century, English had come into widespread use among all classes in England.In 1399, Henry Ⅳ became King of England.His mother tongue was English, and he used English for all official events.Modern English Modern English appeared during the Renaissance in the 16th century.Because of this Modern English includes many Latin and Greek words.Pronunciation also went through huge changes during this period.Of course, this was not the end of the changes in the English language.The question of whether English will keep on changing in the future is easy to answer.It is certain that this process will continue, and people will keep inventing new words and new ways of saying things.Lost civilizations Day 1,15 July I feel lucky to have won a place on this trip.We are in Italy now, and tomorrow we are visiting Pompeii.Next week we are flying to China, and going to Loulan, which is known as China’s Pompeii in the desert.Both Pompeii and Loulan became lost civilizations long ago.Day 2,16 July This morning we attended a lecture about Pompeii.The city was founded in the 8th century BC.In 89 BC, the Romans took over Pompeii.It then became a rich and busy city.Near the city was a volcano.On 24th August AD 79, the volcano erupted and lava, ash and rocks poured out of it onto the surrounding countryside.It continued to erupt for the next two days.Many people were buried alive, and so was the city.How unfortunate!Day 3,17 July Today I saw the ancient Roman city of Pompeii as it was 2,000 years ago.How amazing!The city was forgotten for many years until the 18th century when a farmer discovered a stone with writing on it.People started to dig in the area for treasure, which caused much damage.Thus, in 1860, the area was put under government protection so it could be preserved and studied.When I walked around the city, I saw streets just as they had been, with stepping stones along the road so you did not have to step in the mud on rainy days!I saw several houses which were decorated with wall paintings.I also saw the people who had been buried alive.It turns out that after the ash covered the people who failed to feel the city, their bodies nearly completely broke down and disappeared, leaving empty spaces to produce true-to-life figures of the people who had died in the disaster.You can see them today in Pompeii , in the same place where the people feel.The volcano is still there, but looks very quiet now.It’s hard to imagine how this peaceful volcano destroyed the whole city!Day10,24 July Finally, we arrived in Loulan after several days of travelling.This commercial city was busy and wealthy about 2,000 years ago.It was a stopping point on the famous Silk Road between the East and the west.It is believed to have been gradually covered over by sandstorms from AD200 to AD400.I am so excited to be here!Day11,25 July An scholar from the local cultural institute, Professor Zhang, told us that around the year 1900 the European explorer Sven Hedin discovered the ruins of the Loulan Kingdom.Seven found the remains of buildings buried beneath the sand, together with a lot of treasures, including coins, painted pots, materials such as silk, documents and wall paintings.When we went to the city, we saw the city walls, palaces, temples, workshops and towers.We found the ruins most interesting.There was an ancient water system that ran through the middle of the city.The desert was once a green land with huge trees, but they were cut down and that resulted in the city from being buried by sand—what a pity!

第四篇：人教版高中英語必修三課文翻譯

Unit 1 Festivals around the world

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節日和慶典

自古以來，世界各地就有各種各樣的節目和慶典。大多數古老的節日總是慶祝嚴寒的結束，春季的種植和秋天的收割。有時，在獵人捕獲獵物后，也舉行慶祝活動。在那個時代，如果食物難以找到，特別是在寒冷的冬月，人們就會挨餓，現在的節日有很多由來，一些是宗教上的，一些是季節性的，一些是紀念特殊的人和事件的。

亡靈節

些節目是為了紀念死者，或使祖先得到滿足，因為祖先們有可能回到世上（給人們）提供幫助，也有可能帶來危害。在日本盂蘭盆節，人們要掃墓、燒香，以緬懷祖先。人們還點起燈籠，奏響樂曲，因為他們一位這樣做可以把祖先引到世上。在墨西哥，亡靈節是在月初。在這個重要的節日里，人們會吃制成顱骨形狀的食物，和裝點有“骨頭”的蛋糕。他們向亡者祭獻食物、鮮花和禮品。西方的萬圣節也源自人們古老的信念，以為亡者的靈魂會返回人間。萬圣節如今成了孩子們的節目，這天他們可以喬裝打扮上鄰居家要糖吃。如果鄰居什么糖也不給，那么孩子們就可以捉弄他們了。

紀念名人的節目

也有紀念名人的節目。中國的端午節（龍舟節），是紀念古代著名詩人屈原的。美國的哥倫布日是紀念克里托斯．哥倫布發現“新大陸”的日子。印度在10月2日有個全國性的節目，紀念莫漢達斯．甘地，他是幫助印度脫離英國而獨立的領袖。

慶豐收的節日

收獲與感恩節是非常喜慶的節目。越冬的糧食收集起來了，農活結束了，人們都心懷感激。在歐洲國家，人們通常用花果來裝飾教堂和市政廳，在一起聚餐。有些人還可能因為他們的農產品（參加各種評選）而獲獎，比如最大的西瓜或最帥的公雞。中國和日本都有中秋節，這時，人們會賞月。在中國，人們還品嘗月餅。

春天的節日

最富生氣的而又最重要的節日，就是告別冬天，迎來春天的日子。中國人過春節要吃餃子、魚和肉，還要給孩子們送紅紙包著的壓歲錢。（他們）舞龍燈、狂歡，全家人聚在一起歡慶陰歷年。在一些西方國家有激動人心的狂歡節，通常在二月，復活節前的四十天。狂歡節期間，人們身著各種艷麗的節日盛裝，伴隨著鼓噪的音樂，在街頭游行，晝夜跳舞。復活節是全世界基督教徒的一個重要的宗教和公眾節日。它慶祝耶穌復活，也慶祝春天和新生命的到來。在晚些時候，日本就迎來了櫻花節，（節日里）整個國度到處是盛開的櫻花，看上去就

像是覆蓋了一層粉紅色的雪。

人們喜歡聚在一起吃、喝、玩耍。節日讓我們享受生活，讓我們為自己的習俗而自豪，還可以暫時忘掉工作中的煩惱。

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一段傷心的愛情故事

李方的心都碎了。這天是情人節，胡瑾說她下班后會在咖啡館和他見面的。可現在她卻不見人影。也許她這會兒跟朋友在一起，正在取笑他呢。她說她會7點到達，他（李方）認為她會守信用的。他一整天都期盼著見到她，而現在他拿著玫瑰花和巧克力獨自一人守候著，像個傻瓜一樣。他不想屏息等她來道歉，他要用咖啡來解愁。

很明顯，咖啡館里的經理在等李方離開——他擦好桌子，然后坐下來，打開電視機。這正合了李方的意！正在播出的是流傳在中國的一個悲傷的愛情故事。

王母娘娘的外孫女下凡來到人間。她的名字叫織女，做紡織活的女孩。她在人間遇到了牛郎，兩人相愛了。（李方想：“這正像我和胡瑾。”）于是他們秘密結了婚，并且生活得非常幸福。（李方想：“我們也可以像他們那樣幸福的。”）當王母娘娘知道自己的外孫女跟一個世上的凡人結了婚，她勃然大怒，強行把織女帶回到天宮。牛郎試圖追隨上去，卻被銀河阻擋住了。看到織女傷心的欲絕，最后王母娘娘決定讓這對夫妻每年跨過銀河相會一次。陰歷七月七日，喜鵲們會展翅搭橋，讓這對戀人過河相會。中國人都希望這天天氣晴朗，因為如果碰到下雨，這就意味著織女在哭泣，兩個戀人不能見面。

支持人說道：“這就是乞巧節的故事。外國朋友聽到這個故事就將它稱作中國的情人節故事。今天天氣晴朗，我希望你們都能見到所愛的人。”

李方動身往家走，心里想：“我想胡瑾是不愛我了，就把這些鮮花和巧克力都扔了吧。我不想因它們想起她來。”于是他把花和巧克力都扔了。

在回家的路上，他神情失落地走過拐角處的一家茶館，聽到有人叫他的名字。那是胡瑾在向他招手，她喊道：“你為什么這么晚才來呢？我在這等你好久了！我有禮物送給你！”

他怎么辦呢？他把情人節的禮物都扔了！她恐怕永遠也不會原諒他了。這個情人節快樂不起來啦！

Unit 2 Healthy eating

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到這兒來用餐吧（1）

王鵬坐在他那空蕩蕩的餐館里，感到十分沮喪。這個上午真是怪得很。通常他很早就起床了，準備他的菜肴——烤羊肉串、烤豬肉、炒菜和炒飯。然后到午飯時分，這些菜都會買完。這個鐘點他的餐廳本來是賓客盈門的。但是今天卻不是！為什么會這樣？發生了什么事？他想起來他用滾燙的精制油烹制的羊肉串、牛排和臘肉。他的可樂又甜又冷，冰激凌是用牛奶、奶油和水果制成的。他想，“再沒有比這更好吃的了”。突然間，他看到他的朋友李昌匆匆地走過。他喊道：“喂，老李！你是吃老一套的吧？”可是李昌似乎沒有聽到。怎么回事呢？要是李昌不像往常那樣不到他的飯店里吃飯，那問題一定嚴重了。

王鵬跟著李昌來到一家新開張的小餐館。窗子上的標牌寫著這樣的一些字：“肥膩的東西吃厭了吧！想變瘦嗎？請到永慧減肥餐館來吧。此地只供應減肥食品，讓你恢復苗條！”

王鵬受好奇心的驅使，走了進去。里面坐滿了人。店老板，一個清瘦的女人走上前去來說道：“歡迎光臨！我叫永慧。您要是天天來這里用餐。我可以保證在兩周內 去掉您的全部油脂。”然后，他遞給王鵬一張菜譜。菜譜上有很少幾樣食物和飲料：只有米飯、醮醋吃的生蔬菜、水果和水。王鵬對此感到吃驚，特別是對它們的價格。這價格比他在餐館吃一頓好飯還貴。他幾乎不能相信自己的眼睛！他甩了菜譜就急忙往外走。在回家的路上，他想起了自己的菜譜。那些菜讓人發胖了嗎？也許他該去圖書館查查看。他可不能讓永慧哄騙人們卻不受懲罰！他最好做一番調查！

在圖書館，王鵬很驚訝地發現，他餐館的食物脂肪含量太高，而永慧餐館的食物脂肪含量又太少。盡管顧客吃她的餐館里的飯會變得苗條，但是他們攝取不到足夠的熱量來保持健康，很快就會感到疲乏。開車回家時，王鵬覺得又有了希望。也許寫個新的標牌、打點折，能夠幫他贏回顧客！于是他寫下了他的標牌：“想保持苗條健康而又精力旺盛嗎？到這兒來用餐吧！今天打折！我們的食物能夠給您提供一整天所需的熱量！”

這兩家餐館之間的競爭開始了。

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到這兒來用餐吧（2）

一周后，王鵬的餐館幾乎坐滿了人，他感到高興些了。也許他仍然能夠謀生，而不至于關張了。他不希望由于餐館不受歡迎而負債。他微笑著坐在門口熱情地迎接他的客人。但他一見到永慧走進來，臉上的笑容馬上消失了。永慧瞪著他，看上去不高興。“請問你那天到我餐館里來干什么？”她大聲地問道，“我本來一位你是一位新顧客，現在我才發現你只是過來打探我和我的菜譜的。”王鵬心平氣和地解釋說：“很對不起，上周我想知道我的顧客是上哪兒吃飯去了。我跟著一位顧客走，發現他們在你的餐館里。我并不想讓你心煩，不過我發現你菜譜上的才太少了，所以我也就不著急了，我也開始宣傳我餐館的食物的好處。你為什么不坐下來吃頓飯呢？”

永慧同意留下來。沒過一會兒，他們兩人就津津有味地吃起餃子和蒜蓉雞胸。當到吃冰激凌時，水慧開始感到不舒服了。她說：“吃了這么多油膩的、難消化的食物，我都覺得惡心了。我想吃我的蔬菜和水果。”這時候，王鵬正在吃第二盤餃子，他嘆了一口氣。說道：“同樣地，（如果在你的餐館）我還想吃我的餃子和肥肉呢。你不覺得自己很容易疲乏么？”“是的，我的確經常需要休息。”永慧承認了。“不過，難道你不認為瘦一點更好么？我相信，那樣你會覺得更健康寫。”

他們開始談論菜譜和平衡膳食的問題。王鵬解釋道：“我的研究表明，你我兩家所提供的都不是平衡膳食。我沒有提供足夠的纖維食物，而你提供的食物沒有足夠的營養和熱量。也許我們兩家所提供的食譜應該綜合起來，做出一份富有熱量和纖維的平衡膳食。”于是，他們就照此做了。他們用生蔬菜配漢堡包，煮土豆而不是油炸土豆。還拿新鮮水果配上冰激凌。這樣，他們減少了飯菜中的脂肪含量，增加了纖維素。他們的平衡膳食非常有效，王鵬很快就瘦了，而永慧卻胖了。過了不久，這兩個人發現，他們生意上的合作變成了私人的合作了。最后，他們結了婚，過上幸福美滿的生活！

Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note — — Reading — —

百萬英鎊

第一幕，第3場

旁白：1903年的夏天。一對年老又富有的兄弟，羅德里克和奧利弗，打了一個賭。奧利弗認為，一個人靠一張百萬英鎊的鈔票在倫敦能活一個月。他的兄弟羅德里克對此表示懷疑。這時，他們看見一個身無分文的年輕人在房子外面的人行道上游蕩。他叫亨利．亞當斯，一個美國商人，在倫敦迷了路，不知道該怎么辦。

羅德里克：年輕人，請進來一會兒，好嗎？

亨 利：先生，你叫誰來呀？是叫我嗎？

羅德里克：是的，就是你。

奧利弗：從你左側的前門進來。

亨 利：（仆人給他打開門）謝謝。

仆 人：早上好，先生，請進。先生，請讓我來帶路吧。

奧利弗：（亨利走進來）謝謝你，詹姆斯，沒你的事了。

羅德里克：你好，先生，你貴姓？

亨 利：亞當斯，亨利．亞當斯。

奧利弗：來，請坐，亞當斯先生。

亨 利：謝謝。

羅德里克：你是美國人？

亨 利：是的，從舊金山來。

羅德里克：你對倫敦熟悉嗎？

亨 利：一點兒也不熟，這是我第一次來倫敦。

羅德里克：亞當斯先生，不知你是否介意我們問幾個問題？

亨 利：不介意，請問吧。

羅德里克：可不可以問問，你在這個國家干點兒什么？你的計劃又是什么呢？

亨 利：嗯，談不上有什么計劃，我希望能找到工作。事實上，我在英國上岸是偶然的。

奧利弗：這怎么可能呢？

亨 利：嗯，你看，在美國的時候，我有我自己的船。大約一個月前，我開船駛出海灣……（他的眼睛盯著兄弟倆留在餐桌上的殘羹剩菜上）。

羅德里克：往下說呀。

亨 利：哦，好的。嗯，傍晚時分我發現我被一陣大風刮到海上去了。這都是我的錯。我不知道是否能活到早晨。第二天早上，我正感到絕望的時候，一艘海船發現了我。

羅德里克：正是那艘船把你帶到了英國。

亨 利：是的。事實上我靠做義工來頂替船費。這就是我為什么衣冠不整的原因了。我上美國大使館求助，但是……（兄弟倆相顧而笑）。

羅德里克：嗯，這一點你倒不必擔心，這還是優點呢。

亨 利：對不起，先生，你的話我沒有聽懂。

奧利弗：亞當斯先生，請你告訴我們，你在美國干哪個行當？

亨 利：我在一家礦業公司工作。你們能不能給我提供一份工作呢？

羅德里克：耐心點兒，亞當斯先生，如果你不介意，我能不能問問，你手頭兒有多少錢？

亨 利：嗯，老實說，我一分錢都沒有了。

奧利弗：（高興地）老兄，真走運！真有運氣！（鼓起掌來）

亨 利：嗯，這對你們來說可能是運氣，但對我來說可不是。事實上，正好相反。如果你們認為這是一個笑話，我可不覺得很好笑。（亨利起身準備走）好了，請原諒，我想我該上路了。

羅德里克：亞當斯先生，請別走。你千萬不要以為我們不在意你的感受。奧利弗，把信給他。

奧利弗：是，那封信。（從桌上把信拿起來，像送禮品一樣遞給亨利）給你信。

亨 利：（小心翼翼地接過信）是給我嗎？

羅德里克：是給你的。（亨利要拆信）啊，別拆，你不要拆，現在不是時候，到兩點鐘你才能打開。

亨 利：噢，這真可笑。

羅德里克：這不可笑，這里邊有錢呢。（叫仆人）詹姆斯？

亨 利：噢，不，我不需要你們的施舍，我只要一份老老實實的工作。

羅德里克：我們知道你工作是很賣力的，這正是我們給你這封信的原因。詹姆斯，請送亞當斯先生出去。

奧利弗：祝你好運，亞當斯先生。

亨 利：嗯，怎么不給我講講，這究竟是什么回事呢？

羅德里克：你很快就會明白的，（看看鐘）一個半小時以后。

仆 人：請這邊走，先生。

羅德里克：亞當斯先生，兩點鐘以前不要拆信，答應嗎？

亨 利：答應，謝謝。再見！

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第一幕，第4場

（在餐館外邊，亨利看了看那封信的信封，沒有打開，然后決定走進餐館。他在靠近前邊窗戶的一張桌子旁坐了下來）

店 主：（看看亨利的那幅窮酸相）那張桌子有人訂了。請到這邊來。（對服務員）霍勒斯，來等先生點菜。

亨 利：（坐定之后，把信放在桌上）我要火腿加雞蛋，還來一塊大牛排，要特厚的。我還要一杯咖啡，一份菠蘿甜點。

服務員：好的，先生。恐怕這得花費一大筆錢。

亨 利：我明白。我還要一大杯啤酒。

服務員：行。（服務員離開了，很快把所有的食物端上來）

女老板：天哪！你看他，吃起東西來就像頭狼。

店主：瞧著吧，看他是不是像狼一樣機靈？

亨利：（剛吃完了所有的東西）喂，服務員。（服務員過來了）同樣的東西請再來一份，呃，再來一大杯啤酒。

服務員：每樣東西都再來一份嗎？

亨利：是，沒錯。（看著服務員臉上的神色）有什么不對嗎？

服務員：不，沒什么不對。（對店主）他再要一份同樣的食物。

店主：嗯，許多美國人喜歡吃得多，這是大家都知道的。哦，我們得冒點兒風險。去吧，讓他吃吧。

服務員：（飯后念賬單）好了。兩份火腿家雞蛋，兩份特厚的牛排，兩大杯啤酒，兩杯咖啡和兩份甜點。

亨利：（望著墻上的掛鐘）請等幾分鐘號碼？

服務員：（很不耐煩地）還等什么？

店主：霍勒斯，行啦，這兒由我來照應。

亨利：（對店主）這餐飯吃得真棒。從生活中如此簡單的東西之中竟能得到這么大的樂趣，真是令人吃驚，特別是當你暫時吃不到這些東西的時候。

店主：是的，很有意思。如果你現在能付賬的話，我就可以去照顧別的顧客了。

亨利：（又望著墻上的掛鐘）好了，我看兩點鐘到了。（他把信封拆開，那車一張百萬英鎊的鈔票。亨利感到吃驚，店主和服務員驚呆了）很抱歉，我……我……我沒有小一點兒的鈔票。

店主：（還在發呆，而且有點兒緊張）好……嗯……，等一會兒。瑪吉，來瞧瞧！（女老板尖叫起來，其他顧客都望著她，于是，她用手捂住了嘴巴）你看這張鈔票是真的嗎？

女老板：天哪，我不知道。我真不知道。

店主：嗯，我確實聽說過英格蘭銀行發行了兩張這樣面值的鈔票……不管怎樣，我覺得這不可能是假鈔。這么大面值的鈔票會特別引人注意的。小偷可不想引起別人的注意。

女老板：但是他穿得破破爛爛的！

店主：也許他十一哥非常怪異而富有的人。（如夢初醒似的）啊，對了，一定是這樣的。

女老板：（在她丈夫的手臂上打了一下）是你把他帶到餐廳后面去的，還不馬上去看看他。

店主：（對亨利）先生，對不起，非常對不起，這張鈔票我們找不開。

亨利：而我身上就只帶了這張鈔票。

店主：哎呀，先生，請別著急，一點兒也沒關系。我們非常高興你能走進我們這家小吃店。先生，真的，我希望您隨時光臨。

亨利：這，你太好了。

店主：我太好了？不，先生，是您太好了。您什么時候想來就來，想吃什么就吃什么。您就是在這兒坐一下也是我們莫大的榮幸！至于說賬單嘛，先生，請把它忘了吧。

亨利：忘了它？喔……，那就太謝謝了。你太好了。

店主：啊，先生，該是我們謝謝您呢。先生，我從心底里感謝您。

（當亨利離開的時候，店主、女老板和服務員都一齊向他鞠躬）

Unit 4 Astronomy:the science of the stars

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地球上生命的起源

沒有人確切知道地球是怎樣開始形成的，因為在很早很早以前它就形成了。然而，一種普通為人們所接受的理論是：宇宙起源于一次大爆炸，這次大爆炸將物質投射到四面八方。然后，原子開始形成并結合成恒星和其他天體。

大爆炸后好幾十億年過去了，但地球還只是一團塵埃。隨后它會變成什么沒人能知道，直到38-45億年前，這團塵埃才慢慢地形成一個固體的球狀物。地球（開始）變得激烈動蕩，不知道這個固體形狀是否會繼續存在下去。它（地球）猛烈的爆炸噴出了烈火與巖石。最終產生了碳、氮氣、水蒸氣和其他多種氣體，從而形成了地球的大氣層。更為重要的是，地球冷卻了下來，地球的表面就開始出現了水。

在火星這些其他行星上都出現了水，但和地球不同的是，這些水后來都消失了。水會對生命的發展起關鍵作用，這一點在當時并不明顯。很多科學家相信，由于地球表面上長期有水存在，它使得地球得以把有害氣體和酸性物質溶解在海洋里。這就產生了一系列的反應，使得生命就有可能開始發展了。

好幾百萬年以后，水的表面開始出現了極小的植物。它們繁殖起來就使得早期的海洋充滿了氧氣，這為早期的貝類及其他各種魚類的發育進一步創造了條件。接著，綠色是植物開始出現在陸地上。隨后，陸地上出現了動物，其中有一些是昆蟲，另外一些叫兩棲動物，它們一般是通過孵蛋而繁衍后代的。再后來一些叫做恐龍的巨型動物出現了。它們也生蛋，在地球上生存了一億四千多年。然而，六千五百萬年前，恐龍時代結束了。它們為什么會突然滅絕至今仍是個謎。恐龍的滅絕使地球上哺乳動物的產生有了可能。哺乳動物不同于以往所有的生物形式，因為它們能從體內生產出幼仔并給幼仔哺乳。

最后，大約260萬年前，一些小巧聰明、長著手腳的動物出現了，它們散布在地球的各個地方。于是，他們接著成為了這個行星上最重要的動物。然而，他們對地球卻并不怎么在意。它們把過多的二氧化碳釋放到大氣層中，這使得地球上的熱不能釋放到太空中去。因此很多可科學家相信地球可能會因此變得太熱而不適合生物的生存。所以，在未來的數百萬年中，生命能否在地球上延續取決于這個問題能否得到解決。

— — Using Language — —

月球之旅

我的朋友李彥平是一位宇航員。上個月我有幸得到一個機會同他一起去太空旅行。我們乘宇宙飛船參觀了月球。

在啟程以前，李彥平向我解釋說，在我們的航行中會有三次引力的改變，而第一次的改變將是最強的。隨后我們就起航了。隨著火箭徐徐升空，我們慢慢逃離地球的引力。但這種引力太強了，把我們重重地向后推在座位上，以至于我們彼此間都不能說話了。隨后，這個力量慢慢減小，我才能夠同他講話。我問道：“為什么太空船不會向后朝地球的方向落下去呢？在地球上的時候，如果我從書上掉下來，總會朝地上落下去的。”李彥平解釋說：“現在我們離地球太遠了，感覺不到地球的拉力，所以我們好像一點兒也感覺不到地球引力了。當我們更接近月球時，就會感到月球的引力在拉我們。但是，月球的引力不像地球的引力那么大。”我立刻感到很高興，由于失重我在太空艙里飄來飄去，我望著（身后的）地球越來越小，而（前方的）月球越來越大。

我們到達月球時，我就想立即進行探測。“來吧，”我說，“要是你講得對，我的重量就會比地球小，而我就能夠更自由地活動了。如果我在月球上呆的時間足夠長的話，我甚至可能長得更高，我的體重肯定也會變得更輕！”我笑著從火箭的階梯上爬下來。而當我試著向前邁步的時候，我發覺我被送出去很遠，步子的跨度竟然是在地球上的兩倍，因而我摔倒了。“天哪，”我大聲說，“重力改變了，看來走路也的確需要練一練了。”過了一會兒，我才掌握了走路的訣竅，這才開始感到自如了。

擺脫月球引力不想擺脫地球引力那樣痛苦。但是返回到地球的經歷卻是非常嚇人的。我們驚奇地看著，隨著丟引力的增加，宇宙飛船的外層燃燒起火。當我們回到地面時，我們又感到被重重地推到在座位上。我說道：“真是精疲力竭了，但也很激動人心。關于引力，我現在就懂得更多了。你認為下次我們可以上星球上去參觀嗎？”“當然可以，”他笑著說，“你想到那顆星球上去呢？”

Unit 5 Canada-“The True North”

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“真北方”之旅

李黛予和她表妹劉倩要去加拿大大西洋海岸的蒙特利爾市看望她們的表兄妹們。她們不想一路乘飛機，她們決定飛到溫哥華，再從西海岸乘火車橫穿加拿大到達東海岸。要橫貫整個大陸的想法很是令人興奮。

她們的朋友林丹尼在機場等候她們。他要帶著她們和行李到火車站乘坐橫穿加拿大的“真北方”號列車。在去火車站的路上，林丹尼聊起了她們的旅程：“你們沿途將會看到美麗壯闊的風景。向東一直走，你們會經過一座座山脈，上千個湖泊、森林，還有寬闊的河流和許多大城市。有人想在不到五天的時間里橫穿加拿大，他們忘了加拿大從東海岸到西海岸共有5，500公里。這兒，溫哥華，是加拿大最溫暖的地方。人們說溫哥華是加拿大最美麗的城市，被大山和太平洋環抱。落基山可以滑雪，海港供你揚帆，這些使得溫哥華成為加拿大最受歡迎的居住城市之一。這個城市的人口增長很快。在溫哥華北面的海岸上保存了最古老、最美麗的森林。那兒的濕度很大，所以樹都長得特別高，一些高達90多米。”

那天下午表姐倆才登上了火車落了座。火車先是穿越落基山脈，她們設法看到了野山羊，甚至還看到了一只大灰熊和一只鷹。她們的下一站就是卡爾加里，這個城市因“大西部賽馬會”而聞名。來自世界各地的牛仔們來參加賽馬會比賽。他們中許多人都有騎野馬的本領，他們能贏得幾千美元的獎金。

兩天以后，她們開始意識到加拿大人煙稀少。他們在學校學過，大多數加拿大人定居在靠近美國幾百英里的邊境地帶，加拿大的人口也就是三千萬多一點兒。但是現在看到這么空曠的國家，她們很驚訝。火車穿過一個種植小麥的省份，她們看到了面積有數千英畝的農場。晚飯后她們又回到城市，位于五大湖區頂端的繁忙的港口城市桑得貝。巨大的海輪可以開到五大湖，讓表姐妹倆感到吃驚。她們知道，因為有五大湖，加拿大的淡水比世界上任何其他國家都多。事實上，加拿大擁有全世界三分之一的淡水量，其中大部分都蓄在五大湖泊里。

那天夜里她們睡著了，火車越過蘇必利爾湖，穿過大森林，朝南向多倫多飛馳著。

— — Using Language — —

多倫多—蒙特利爾的“真北方”列車

第二天早上，在她們的車窗外到處是灌木叢和楓樹，掛滿朱紅、赤金和橘黃色的葉子，地面覆蓋上一層薄霜，表明秋天已經來到了加拿大。中午時分，她們來到多倫多—加拿大最大、最富有的城市。她們要晚些時候才動身去蒙特利爾，因此就在多倫多市內游覽了一番。她們登上了高高的加拿大國家電視塔，俯瞰著下面的湖水。遠處，她們可以看到湖的南邊尼亞加拉大瀑布上方升騰著的霧靄。湖水流入尼亞加拉河，再經過大瀑布，流向大海。

她們看到了加頂的大型運動場，那是幾支著名的籃球隊的駐地。當她們從港口區向北走的時候，李黛予說：“我媽媽的老同學林菲住在這里，我該到電話亭去給她打個電話。”

大約黃昏時分，她們在市區的中國城遇到了林菲，這時多倫多三個中國城中的一個。在一個名叫“海珠酒樓”的餐館里用餐時，表姐妹和許多年前就移居加拿大的林菲閑聊了起來。林菲告訴她們：“我們在這里可以吃到很好的廣東菜，因為這里的大多數中國人來自中國南方，尤其是香港。很可惜你們不能一只走到建安大的首都渥太華。它在多倫多東北方約400公里，要去那兒花時間就太多了。”

火車在那夜晚些時候起程了，第二天黎明到達了蒙特利爾。火車站里，人們到處說的是法語。指示牌和廣告也都是法文的，但有些標注了小字體的英文。劉倩說：“我們要到傍晚才動身，不如到市區去走走。”整個下午她們穿梭于布局可愛的商店，還擺放了水邊工作坊里的藝術家。當她們坐在咖啡館里眺望廣闊的圣勞倫斯河時，一個年輕人坐在了她們的身邊。

“你們好，我叫亨利，是這里的大學生。”他說：“請問你們從哪里來？”姑娘們告訴他，她們是坐火車來旅游的，要橫穿加拿大，在蒙特利爾只待一天。他說：“這太糟糕了，蒙特利爾這個城市有極好的餐館和俱樂部。我們大多數人既說英語也說法語，但是這座城市具有法國文化和傳統。我們喜歡好咖啡，好面包和好音樂。”

那天晚上，火車沿著圣勞倫斯河疾馳，朝圣勞倫斯灣駛去，一直開到遠方的東海岸，姐妹兩個做夢都在想著法國餐館和紅色楓葉。

第五篇：高一英語必修2 課文及翻譯

必修2 unit1 IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM Frederick William Ⅰ，the King of Prussia , could never have imagined that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history.This gift was the Amber Room , which was given this name because several tons of amber were used to make it.The amber which was selected had a beautiful yellow-brown colour like honey.The design of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days.It was also a treasure decorated with gold and jewels , which took the country's best artists about ten years to make.第一單元

文化遺產

普魯士國王腓特烈·威廉一世從未想過他送個普魯士人民偉大的禮物會有一點如此驚奇的歷史。這個禮物是因為由幾噸琥珀制成而命名的琥珀屋。這些被挑選的琥珀都有著像蜂蜜一樣漂亮的黃棕色。這間屋的設計是當時最流行的奇特的風格。這同樣是一件花了當時最好的藝術家大約十年用黃金和珠寶修飾制成的寶物。

In fact , the room was not made to be a gift.It was designed for the palace of Frederick Ⅰ.However, the next King of Prussia , Frederick William Ⅰ,to whom the amber room belonged, decided not to keep it.In 1716 he gave it to Peter the Great.In return , the Czar sent him a troop of his best soldiers.So the Amber Room because part of the Czar's winter

palace in St Petersburg.About four metres long, the room served as a small reception hall for important visitors.事實上，這間屋不是制來當禮物的。這是為腓特烈一世的領土而設計的。然而，普魯士下一任國王同樣是琥珀屋的擁有者，腓特烈威廉一世決定不保留琥珀屋。在1716年他把琥珀屋送給了彼得大帝。作為報答，沙皇給了腓特烈一隊他最好的士兵。因此琥珀屋成為了沙皇避寒圣地圣彼得堡的一部分。琥珀屋作為一個大概四米長的只為重要訪客的小接待處。

Later,Catherine Ⅱ had the Amber Room moved to a palace outside St Petersburg where she spent her summers.She told her artists to add more details to it.In 1770 the room was completed the way she wanted.Almost six hundred candles lit the room ,and its mirrors and pictures shone like gold.Sadly , although the Amber Room was considered one of the wonders of the world , it is now missing.后來，葉卡捷琳娜二世把琥珀屋在圣彼得堡之外的一個她避暑的地方。她讓她的藝術家加了跟多的細節在里面。在1770年琥珀屋完全成了她想要的樣子。接近600只蠟燭在屋內燃燒著，把鏡子和圖畫都照得像金子一樣。令人傷心的，雖然被譽為是世界奇跡之一的琥珀屋現在丟失了。

In September 1941, the Nazi army was near St Petersburg.This was a time when the two countries were at war.Before the Nazis could get to the summer palace , the Russians were able to remove some

furniture and small art objects from the Amber Room.However , some of the Nazis secretly stole the room itself.In less than two days 100,000 pieces were put inside twenty-seven woooden boxs.There is no doubt that the boxs were then put on a train for Konigsberg, which was at that time a German city on the Baltic Sea.After that, what happened to the Amber Room remains a mystery.在1941年9月，納粹軍隊在圣彼得堡附近。這正是兩個國家在交戰的時候。在納粹去到避暑地方之前，俄國人民能夠從琥珀屋里搬走一些家具和小的藝術品。然而，一些納粹神秘的偷走了琥珀屋。至少兩天內100000多片琥珀被放進27個木箱里。這些箱子無疑會被放進一艘去往當時德軍駐扎的菠蘿的海的哥尼斯堡的船上。之后，琥珀屋發生了神馬仍然是個迷。

Recently , the Russians and Germans have built a new Amber Room at the summer palace.By studying old photos of the former Amber Room , they have made the new one look like the old one.In 2003 it was ready for the people of St Petersburg when they celebrated the 300th birthday of their city.近來，俄羅斯人和德國人已經在夏宮建起了一個新的琥珀屋，通過研究琥珀屋原來的照片，他們建造的新琥珀屋樣子和舊的看起來非常像。2003年春，圣彼得堡人民就用它來慶祝該市建成30周年。

閱讀二

A FACT OR AN OPINION? What is a fact? Is it something that people believe? No.A fact is anything that can be proved.For example, it can be proved that China has more people than any other country in the world.This is a fact.一個事實還是一個觀點

什么是事實呢？是不是人們所相信的就是事實呢？不是。事實是可以證實的信息。舉例來說，中國人口比世界上任何其它國家的人口都多，這是可以得到證實的。

Then what is an opinion? An opinion is what someone believes is true but has not been proved.So an opinion is not good evidence in a trial.For example, it is an opinion if you say “Cats are better pets than dogs”.It may be true, but it is difficult to prove.Some people may not agree with this opinion but they also cannot prove that they are right.那么，什么是看法呢？看法是人們相信是真實的但是未經證實。因此，在審判中，看法不是強有力的證據，舉例來說，如果你說：“貓作為寵物比狗好。”這就是看法，這個看法可能是正確的，但是它難以被證實。有些人可能同意這種看法，但是他們也不能證明他們是正確的。

In a trial, a judge must decide which eyewitnesses to believe and which not to believe.The judge does not consider what each eyewitness looks like or where that person lives or works.He/she only cares about whether the eyewitness has given true information, which must be facts

rather than opinions.This kind of information is called evidence.在審判中，法官必須斷定哪些證明人可以相信，哪些證人不能相信，法官并不考慮證人的長相如何，也不考慮這個人住在哪里，在哪兒工作，他們關心的是目擊者是否提供了真實的信息，這些信息必須是事實而不是個人觀點或看法，這種信息就叫做證據。

Unit 2 AN INTERVIEW Pausanias, who was a Greek writer about 2,000 years ago, has come on a magical journey on March 18th 2007 to find out about the present-day Olympic Games.He is now interviewing Li Yan, a volunteer for the 2008 Olympic Games.P: My name is Pausanias.I lived in what you call “Ancient Greece” and I used to write about the Olympic Games a long time ago.I’ve come to your time to find out about the present-day Olympic Games because I know that in 2004 they were held in my homeland.May I ask you some questions about the modern Olympics? L: Good heavens!Have you really come from so long ago? But of course you can ask any questions you like.What would you like to know? P: How often do you hold your Games? L: Every four years.There are two main sets of Games-the Winter and Summer Olympics, and both are held every four years on a regular basis.The Winter Olympics are usually held two years before the Summer Games.Only athletes who have reached the agreed standard for their event will be admitted as competitors.They may come from anywhere in the world.P: Winter Games? How can the runners enjoy competing in winter? And what about the horses? L: Oh no!There are no running races or horse riding events.Instead there are competitions like skiing and ice skating which need snow and ice.That’s why they’re called the Winter Olympics.It’s in the Summer Olympics that you have the running races, together with swimming, sailing and all the team sports.P: I see.Earlier you said that athletes are invited from all over the world.Do you mean the Greek world? Our Greek cities used to compete against each other just for the honour of winning.No other countries could join in, nor could slaves or women!L: Nowadays any country can take part if their athletes are good enough.There are over 250 sports and each on has its own standard.Women are not only allowed, but play a very important role in gymnastics, athletics, team sports and …

P: Please wait a minute!All those events, all those countries and even women taking part!Where are all the athletes housed? L: For each Olympics, a special village is built for them to live in, a main

reception building, several stadiums for competitions, and a gymnasium as well.P: That sounds very expensive.Does anyone want to host the Olympic Games? L: As a matter of fact, every country wants the opportunity.It’s a great responsibility but also a great honour to be chosen.There’s as much competition among countries to host the Olympics as to win Olympic medals.The 2008 Olympics will be held in Beijing, China.Did you know that? P: Oh yes!You must be very proud.L: Certainly.And after that the 2012 Olympics will be held in London.They have already started planning for it.A new village for the athletes and all the stadiums will be built to the east of London.New medals will be designed of course and …

P: Did you say medals? So even the olive wreath has been replaced!Oh dear!Do you compete for prize money too? L: No, we don’t.it’s still all about being able to run faster, jump higher and throw further.That’s the motto of the Olympics, you know-“Swifter, Higher and Stronger.”

P: Well, that’s good news.How interesting!Thank you so much for your time.第二單元

奧林匹克運動會

閱讀一 一個采訪

大約2000年前的一個希臘作者帕薩尼亞斯(P)，在2007年3月18日踏上了一段魔幻的旅程去查明關于現代的奧林匹克運動會。他正在采訪一個2008年奧林匹克運動會志愿者李巖(L)。

P:我是帕薩尼亞斯。我住在你們所說的“古希臘”而且在很久之前我常常寫以一些關于奧林匹克運動會的事情。我來到你的時代是為了解關于現代奧林匹克運動會因為我知道2004年奧林匹克運動會會在我家鄉舉辦。我可以問你一些關于現代奧林匹克運動會的問題么？ L:真是極為愉快的事!你真的來自那么久遠的時代么？不過當然你可以問你想問的問題。你想知道神馬？ P:你們多久會舉辦一次運動會？

L:四年一次。有兩種主要的運動會形式--冬季和夏季奧運會，并且在一個有規律的基礎上他們都是四年舉辦一次的。冬季奧運會一般會在夏季奧運會前兩年舉辦。只有達到該項目既定的標準的運動員才會被容許成為競爭者。他們可以來自世界各地。

P:冬季奧運會？田徑運動員如何在冬季享受比賽？還有馬術又怎樣？

L:哦不!冬季奧運會沒有賽跑和騎馬的項目。反而會有一些像滑雪和溜冰這些需要雪和冰的項目。這就是為神馬他成為冬季奧運會。只有在夏季奧運會會有你說賽跑，同時還有游泳，帆船運動和所有團隊運動。

P:我懂了。之前你說那些運動員都被邀請來自世界各地。你了解希臘世界么？我們希臘城過去互相競賽只為勝利的榮譽。沒有其他的地區可以參加，奴隸和婦女也不可以。

L:現在只要他們的運動員夠好的話任何國家都可以參加。有超過250種項目并且每一種都有它自己的標準。婦女不僅允許參加比賽，并且她們在體操比賽，競技比賽，團隊比賽和其他各種比賽中都扮演著重要的角色。

P:麻煩稍等一下！所有的這些項目，所有的國民甚至婦女都可以參加！那么這些運動員們居住在哪里？

L:在每一場奧運會前，一座特別的村莊會被建來給他們居住，還有一座主要的接待建筑，幾個用來比賽的體育場和一座體育館等 P:那聽起來很貴。有哪個國家會想要舉辦奧運會么？

L:事實上，每個國家都想要這個機會。這是一個很大的責任同樣是一個很大的榮譽如果被挑選到。在國家之間有很多競爭去為舉辦奧運會就像去贏得奧林匹克獎牌一樣。2008年的奧運會將會在北京舉行。這你知道么？

P:哦是的！你一定非常自豪。

L:當然。之后的2012年奧運會將在倫敦舉行。他們早就開始為這個做準備了。一座讓運動員居住的村莊和所有的運動場將會被建在東倫敦。當然新的獎牌會被設計......P:你是說獎牌么？所以甚至是橄欖花圈也已經被取代了！哦親愛的！你們比賽也為了獎金么？

L:不我們不。現在仍然想要跑得更快跳的更高扔得更遠。正如你知道的奧運會的格言-“更快更高更強”。

P:好吧，那是個好消息。多么有趣啊！耽擱你的時間，謝謝了。

THE STORY OF ATLANTA Atlanta was a Greek princess.She was very beautiful and could run faster than any man in Greece.But she was not allowed to run and win glory for herself in the Olympic Games.She was so angry that she said to her father that she would not marry anyone who could not run faster than her.Her father said that she must marry, so Atlanta made a bargain with him.She said to him,“These are my rules.When a man says he wants to marry me, I will run against him.If he cannot run as fast as me, he will be killed.No one will be pardoned.” Many kings and princes wanted to marry Atlanta, but when they heard of rules they knew it was hopeless.So many of them sadly went home, but others stayed to run the race.There was a man called Hippomenes who was amazed when he heard of Atlanta's rules,“Why are these men so foolish?” he thought.“Why will they let themselves be killed because they cannot run as fast as this princess?” However, when she saw Atlanta come out of her house to run, Hippomenes changed his mind.“I will marry Atlanta--or die!” he said.The race started and although the man ran very fast, Atlanta ran faster.As

Hippomenes watched he thought, “How can I run as fast as Atlanta?” He went to ask the Greek Godness of Love for help.She promised to help him and gave him three golden apples.She said,“ Throw an apple in front of Atlanta when she is running past.When she stops to pick it up, you will be able to run past her and win.” Hippomenes took the apples and went to the King.He said,“ I want to marry Atlanta.” The King was sad to see another man die, but Hippomenes said,“ I will marry her------or die!” So the race began.閱讀二 亞特蘭大的故事

亞特蘭大是一個希臘公主。她很漂亮并且可以跑得比希臘的任何一個男人都快。不過她不被允許在奧運會上跑步去為她自己贏得榮譽。她很生氣因此她跟她父親說她不會嫁任何跑不過她的男人。她父親說她必須要嫁，所以亞特蘭大與她父親定下一個條件。她對她父親說，“這是我的原則。如果有男人說想要嫁我，我會跟她賽跑。如果他跑不贏我，他會被殺。沒有人能被例外。”

很多國王和王子想要娶亞特蘭大，不過當他們聽到這個規定的時候他們就知道自己沒希望了。所以他們當中的很多人都傷心地回家了，不過其他的人都留著去賽跑。一個叫做希波墨涅斯的男人聽到亞特蘭大的消息后感到非常驚奇，他想“為神馬這些男的都這么愚蠢呢？”“為神馬他們會因為跑不過這個公主而讓自己被殺呢？”然而，當他看到亞特蘭大從她的房子出來跑步的時候，希波墨涅斯改變了他 的心意。他說，“我會娶亞特蘭大或者死！”

賽跑開始的時候雖然男人們都跑得很快，但是亞特蘭大總是會更快。希波墨涅斯邊看邊想，“我要怎樣才能贏過亞特蘭大呢？”他去向希臘的愛神求助。愛神答應幫他并給了他三個金蘋果。她說，“在亞特蘭大跑過你的時候扔一個在亞特蘭大面前。當亞特蘭大停下來去撿蘋果的時候，你就可以跑過她并贏得比賽。”希波墨涅斯拿著蘋果并跑去找國王。他說，“我想娶亞特蘭大。”國王傷心地看著又一個男人要死，不過希波墨涅斯說，“我會娶她或者死！”然后賽跑開始了。

Unit 3 WHO AM I? Over time I have been changed quite a lot.I began as a calculating machine in France in 1642.Although I was young I could simplify difficult sums.I developed very slowly and it took nearly two hundred years before I was built as an analytical machine by Charles Babbage.After I was programmed by an operator who used cards with holes, I could “think” logically and produce an answer quicker than any person.At that time it was considered a technological revolution and the start of my “artificial intelligence”.In 1936 my real father, Alan Turing, wrote a book about how I could be made to work as a “universal machine” to solve any difficult mathematical problem.From then on, I grew rapidly both in size and in brainpower.By the 1949s I had grown as large as a

room, and I wondered if I would grow any larger.However, this reality also worried my designers.As time went by, as was make smaller.First as a PC(personal computer)and then as a laptop, I have been used in offices and homes since the 1970s.These changes only became possible as my memory improved.First it was stored in tubes, then on transistors and later on very small chips.As a result I totally changed my shape.As I have grown older I have also grown smaller.Over time my memory has developed so much that, like an elephant, I never forget anything I have been told!And my memory became so large that even I couldn’t believe it!But I was always so lonely standing there by myself, until in early 1960s they gave me a family connected by a network.I was able to share my knowledge with others through the World Wide Web.Since the 1970s many new applications have been found for my.I have become very important in communication, finance and trade.I have also been put into robots and used to make mobile phones as well as help with medical operations.I have even been put into space rockets and sent to explore the Moon and Mars.Anyhow, my goal is to provide humans with a life of high quality.I am now truly filled with happiness that I am a devoted friend and helper of the human race!

第三單元

電腦

閱讀一

我是誰

隨著時間的推移我被改變了很多。在1642年的法國，我是作為一個計算機器而開始的。雖然我很年輕我可以簡化一些計算題。在我被Charles Babbage改造成分析機器之前我很慢的發展了接近兩百年。之后我被一個操作員用帶洞的卡調制成了可以合邏輯地思考并且比任何人都快地得出一些問題的答案。那是一個被成為技術改革的時候并且開始了我的人造智能。在1936年我真正的父親Alan Turing寫了一本關于我如何像普遍的機器一樣去解決任何困難的數學問題的書。從那起，我在體積和智能方面快速的發展。在1940年我變得像一個房間一樣大，并且我想知道我是否還能變得更大。然而，事實也在困擾著我的設計者。隨著時間的推移，我被制的更小。首先是個人電腦再到后來的手提電腦，在1970年我已經開始被用在辦公室和家里。這些變化只因為我記憶力的增強。開始記憶被存放于電子管里，然后是晶體管和后來更小的晶片。因此我改變了我的整個外型。隨著我慢慢變老我也慢慢的變小。隨著時間推移我的記憶力發展的那么快，像頭大象，我不會忘記任何我曾被告知的東西！而且我的記憶力變得如此的大以至于我都不敢相信!不過我總是自己那么孤單的站在那里，直到1960年他們通過網絡給了我一個家庭關系。我能夠通過萬維網和其他的電腦分享我的知識。

從1970年起很多新的應用為我而被發明。我在交流，金融和貿易方面變得重要。我同樣被放進遙控裝置中被用來制造移動電話也幫助醫學手術。我已經被放進太空火箭并被送去探測月亮和火星。即使

如此，我的目的是為人們提供高質量的生活。我現在充滿快樂應為我成為了人類種族中的一個忠心的朋友和幫助者。

ANDY – THE ANDROID I’m part of an android football team.About once a year we are allowed to get together to play a game of football.I’m as big as a human.It fact, I look like one too.On the football team I’m a striker so I have to be able to run very fast.My computer ships help me to move and think like a human.For example, I have learned to signal to my teammates in computer language to give me the ball when I am open and have a good for a goal.My first football competition was in Nagoya, Japan several years ago.Last year our team went to Seattle, Washington in the USA.We won second place.Personally, I think the team that won first place cheated.They had developed a new type of program just before the competition.So we need to encourage our programmer to improve our intelligence too.We are determined to create an even better system.In a way our programmer is like our coach.She programs us with all the possible moves she has seen while watching human games.Then she prepares reliable moves to use if a new situation arises.In this way I can make up new moves using my “artificial intelligence”.I could like to play against a human team, for I have been programmed to act just like them.After all，with the help of my electronic brain which never forgets anything, using my intelligence is what I’m all about!

閱讀二 機器人-Andy 我是一個機器人球隊的一份子。我們被允許在一齊踢足球大約一年了。我像一個人類一樣高大。事實上，我長得也像人類。在球隊里我是前鋒因此我要跑得非常快。我的電腦芯片幫助我移動并且像人類一樣思考。例如，我已經學會了當我要開動去射一個好球的時候用電腦語言向我的隊友發信號讓他們把球傳給我。

我的第一場足球比賽是在幾年前在日本的名古屋。去年我們球隊去了美國華盛頓和西雅圖。我們勝利的第二個地方。就我個人觀點，我認為我們球隊第一次贏的地方是作弊的。他們已經在比賽之前一種新的程序類型。所以我們也要促進我們的程序去提高我們的智能。我們決心要去一種甚至更好的標志。一定程度上說我們的程序就像我們的教練。她訓練我們所有在人類比賽中她能看到的所有可能的動作。如果一種新情況出現她會準備可靠的動作去運用。用這種方式我可以用我的“人造只能”去制造新的動作。我能夠被編程成像人類一樣的表現我就可以真的與一隊人類球隊去比賽。畢竟，在我不會忘掉任何東西的電子腦袋的幫助下，我的所有就是用我的智能！

Unit 4 HOW DAISY LEARNED TO HELP WILDLIFE

Daisy had always longed to help endangered species of wildlife.One day she woke up and found a flying carpet by her bed.“Where do you want to go?” it asked.Daisy responded immediately.“I’d like to see some endangered wildlife,” she said.“Please take me to a distant land where I can find the animal that gave fur to make this sweater.” At once the carpet flew away and took her to Tibet.There Daisy saw and antelope looking sad.It said, “We’re being killed for the wool beneath our stomachs.Our fur is being used to make sweaters for people like you.As a result, we are now an endangered species.” At that Daisy cried, “I’m sorry I didn’t know that.I wonder what is being done to help you.Flying carpet, please show me a place where there’s some wildlife protection.”

The flying carpet traveled so fast that next minute they were in Zimbabwe.Daisy turned around and found that she was being watched by and elephant.“Have you come to take my photo?” it asked.In relief Daisy burst into laughter.“Don’t laugh,” said the elephant, “We used to be an endangered species.Farmers hunted us without mercy.They said we destroyed their farms, and money from tourists only went to the large tour companies.So the government decided to help.They allowed tourists to hunt only a certain number of animals if they paid the farmers.Now the farmers are happy and our numbers are increasing.So good things are being done here to save local wildlife.”

Daisy smiled, “That’s good news.It shows the importance of wildlife protection, but I’d like to help as the WWF suggests.” The carpet rose again and almost at once they were in a thick rainforest.A monkey watched them as it rubbed itself.“What are you doing?” asked Daisy.“I’m protecting myself from mosquitoes,” it replied.When I find a millipede insect, I rub it over my body.It contains a powerful drug which affects mosquitoes.You should pay more attention to the rainforest where I live the appreciate how the animals live together.No rainforest, no animals, no drugs.”

Daisy was amazed.“Flying carpet, please take me home so I can tell WWF and we can begin producing this new drug.Monkey, please come and help.” The monkey agreed.The carpet flew home.As they landed, things began to disappear.Two minutes later everything had gone-the monkey, too.So Daisy was not able to make her new drug.But what an experience!She had learned so much!And there was always WWF…

第四單元 閱讀一

Daisy如何學習去幫助野生動物

Daisy常常渴望去幫助瀕臨滅絕的種類的野生動物。一天她醒來發現一個正在飛行的飛毯在她包里。“你想去哪里？”它問。Daisy立刻回答它。“我想去看那些瀕臨滅絕的動物，”她說。“請帶我去那個我可以找到供給皮毛去制造這件毛衣的動物的一個遙遠的地方。”

飛毯立刻帶她飛去了西藏。在那里Daisy看到了一支看起來很傷心的羚羊。它說，“我們被殺是為了我們肚子下的毛。我們的皮毛被人類用來制造像你這樣的毛衣。因此，現在我們是一種瀕臨滅絕的種類。”然后Daisy哭喊著，“我很抱歉我不知道那些。我想知道神馬可以被做來幫助你們。飛毯，請帶我去一個有一些野生動物保護區的地方。” 飛毯飛得如此的快以至于他們下一分鐘就在Zimbabwe。Daisy轉來轉去然后發現她被一頭大象盯著。“你過來跟我照相了么？”它問。Daisy松了口氣突然笑起來。“不要笑，”大象說，“我們曾經是瀕臨滅絕的品種。農民好不仁慈地獵殺我們。他們說我們破壞了他們的天地，和來自那些只游覽大工廠的游客的錢。所以政府決定去幫助。他們允許游客給錢農民然后可以去獵殺確定數量的動物。現在農民很高興而且我們的數量在增加。所以好事情正被做于營救當地的野生動物。” Daisy微笑了。“那是個好消息。它展示了野生動物保護的重要性，不過我喜歡去幫助像WWF這樣的建議。”飛毯再次升起然后幾乎同一時間他們在一個陰霾的熱帶雨林。一支猴子看著他們就像它摩擦它自己。“你在干神馬？”Daisy問。“我在保護自己不受蚊子的傷害，”它回答。“當我找到一只千足蟲昆蟲，我會在我身上摩擦它。它包涵了一種強大的可以影響蚊子的藥物。你應該更加注意那些我居住的熱帶雨林并好好鑒賞動物們如何居住在一齊。沒有雨林，沒有動物，沒有藥物。”

Daisy很驚訝。“飛毯，請帶我回家這樣我可以聯系WWF并開始保護這種新的藥物。猴子，請過來幫忙。”那猴子同意了。飛毯飛回

家了。當他們降落時，事物開始消失了。兩分鐘后所有東西都消失了-那只猴子也是。所以Daisy不能去制造她的新藥物。不過如此的一段經歷！她已經學習了那么多！還有那里的WWF......ANIMAL EXTINCTION Many animals have disappeared during the long history of the earth.The most famous of these animals are dinosaurs.They lived on the earth tens of millions of years ago, long before humans came into being and their future seemed secure at that time.There were many different kinds of dinosaur and a number of them used to live in China.The eggs of twenty-five species have been found in Xixia,County,Nanyang, Henan Province.Not long ago a rare new species of bird-like dinosaur was discovered in Chaoyang County,Liaoning Province.When scientists inspeacted the bones,they were surprised to find that these dinosaurs could not only run like the others but also climb trees.They learned this from the way the bones were joined together.Dinosaurs died out suddenly about 65 million years ago.Some scientists think it came after an unexpected incident when a huge rock from space hit the earth and put too much dust into the air.Others think the earth got too hot for the dinosaurs to live on any more.Nobody knows for sure why and how dinosaurs disappeared from the earth in such a short time.We know many other wild plants, animals,insects and birds have died out more recently.According to a UN report,some 844 animals and plants have disappeared in the last 500 years.The dodo is one of them.It lived on the Island of Mauritius and was a very friendly animal.Please listen to a story of the dodo and how it disappeared frome the earth.動物天地

從地球有史以來的這段漫長時期，許多動物都消失了。這些動物中最有名的是恐龍。千百萬年前，恐龍就在地球上生活，比人類的出現要早得多，當時他們的前景好像也很安全。當時有許多不同種類的恐龍，其中有很多種類曾經生活在中國。25個種類的恐龍蛋在河南省南陽西峽縣發現的。不久前，在遼寧省的朝陽縣新發現了一種罕見的、形狀象鳥一樣的恐龍。科學家們觀察他們的骨頭時驚奇地發現他們不僅跟其它恐龍一樣可以跑，而且還可以爬樹。科學家們是根據恐龍骨骼的連接方式得知的這些。

恐龍大約在6500萬年前就突然滅絕了。有些科學家認為恐龍滅絕是發生在一件意外事故之后，當時宇宙間一塊巨石擊中地球，因而在空氣中揚起太多的塵土。另外的一些科學家則認為，地球變得太熱，因此恐龍無法在地球上生活了。沒有人確切地知道恐龍是由于什么原因，又是怎樣在這么短的時間內從地球上消失的。

我們知道，近來許多其它的野生動植物、昆蟲和鳥類也滅絕了。根據聯和國的一份報告，在過去500年里，有844種動物消失，渡渡

鳥就是其中的一種。它生活在毛里求斯島上，是一種非常友好的動物。請聽一個關于渡渡鳥的故事，看看它是如何從地球上消失的。

Unit 5

THE BAND THAT WASN’T

Have you ever wanted to be part of a band as a famous singer or musician? Have you ever dreamed of playing in front of thousands of people at a concert, at which everyone is clapping and appreciating your music? Do you sing karaoke and pretend you are a famous singer like Song Zuying or Lin Huan? To be honest, a lot of people attach great importance to becoming rich and famous.But just how do people form a band?

第五單元 并非樂隊的樂隊

你曾經想過要成為一個樂隊里有名的歌手或音樂家嗎？你是否曾夢想過在音樂會上面對成千上萬的觀眾演唱，觀眾欣賞你的歌唱為你鼓掌嗎？你唱卡拉OK時是否假裝自己就是像宋祖英或劉歡一樣著名的歌星嗎？說實在的，很多人把名和利看得很重。那么，人們又是怎樣一起組成樂隊的呢？

Many musicians meet and form a band because they like to write and play their own music.They may start as a group of high-school students, for whbacom practicing their music in someone’s hours is the

first step to fame.Sometimes they may play to passers-by in the street or subway so that they can earn some extra money for themselves or to pay for their instruments.Later they may give performances in pubs or clubs, for which they are paid in cash.Of course they hope to make records in a studio and sell millions of copies to become millionaires!

許多音樂家聚在一起組成樂隊，是因為他們喜歡自己作曲，演奏自己的音樂。他們開始可能是一組中學生，在某個人家里排練音樂是成名的第一步。有時他們可能在街上或地鐵里為過路人演奏，這樣他們可以為自己或自己要買的樂器多掙一些錢。后來，他們可能在酒吧或者俱樂部里演出，這樣他們可以得到現金。當然，他們希望在錄音棚里錄音，然后賣掉上百萬張碟，從而成為百萬富翁。

However, there was one band hat started in a different way.It was called the Monkees and began as a TV show.The musicians were to play jokes on each other as well as play music, most of which was based loosely on the beatles.The TV organizers had planned to find four musicians who could act as well as sing.They put an advertisement in a newspaper looking for rock musicians, but they could only find one who was good enough.They had to use actors for the other three members of the band.然而，也有一個用不同方式組建起來的樂隊。這支樂隊叫“門基樂隊”，它開始時是以電視節目表演的形式出現的。組成樂隊的音樂人演奏音樂，還彼此打趣都笑。這些玩笑和音樂大多都在模仿“甲殼蟲”

樂隊。電視制作人原計劃想尋找四位會唱又會表演的樂手。他們在報紙上登了一則廣告，想招搖滾樂手，但他們只招到一個滿意的。樂隊的其他三人只能用演員來代替。

As some of these actors could not sing well enough, they had to rely on other musicians to help them.So during the broadcasts they just pretended to sing.Anyhow their performances were humorous enough to be copied by clubs in order to get more familiar with them.Each week on TV, the Mondees would play and sing songs written by other musicians.However, after a year or so in which they became more serious about their work, the Monkees started to play and sing their own songs like a real band.Then they produced their own records and started touring and play their own music.In the USA they became even more popular than the Beatles and sold even more records.The band broke up about 1970, but happily the reunited in the mid-1980s.they produced a new record in 1996, with which they celebrated their former time as a real band.因為這些演員中有些人唱得不是很好，他們不得不依靠隊里的其他人幫助。所以在演出的時候他們只是假唱。不管怎樣，他們的表演非常幽默以至于其他的樂隊也開始模仿。他們非常走紅使得歌迷們為了更加熟悉他們而成立了俱樂部。門基樂隊每個星期都要在電視上演唱由別的音樂家創作的歌曲。然而，經過大約一年以后，門基樂隊逐漸對自己的工作認真起來，他們開始像一支真正的樂隊那樣演唱自己創作的歌曲。然后他們錄制自己的唱片，并且開始巡回表演他們自

己的音樂。在美國，他們甚至比“甲殼蟲”樂隊還要受歡迎，出售的錄音專輯還要多。“門基樂隊”大約在1970年左右解散，但是令人高興的是，到80年代中期他們再次聚首。在1996年，他們推出了一張新的專輯，像真正的樂隊一樣以此來慶祝他們以往的時光。

FREDDY THE FROG(II)Not long after Freddy and the band became famous,they visited Britain on a brief tour.Fans showed their devotion by waiting for hours to get tichkets for their concerts.Freddy was now quite confident when he went into a concert hall.He enjoyed singing and all the congratulations afterwards!His most exciting invitation was to perform on a programme called “Top of the Pops.”He had to go to London,wear an expensive suit and give a performance to a TV camera.It felt very strange.But as soon as the programme was over,the telephones which were in the same room started ringing.Everybody was asking when they could see Freddy and his band again.They were truly stars.Then things went wrong.Freddy and his band could not go out anywhere without being followed.Even when they wore sunglasses or beards people recognized them.Fans found them even when they went into the toilet.They tried to hide in the reading rooms of libraries,but it was useless.Someone was always there!Their personal life was regularly discussed by people who did not know them but talked as if they were

close friends.At last feeling very upset and sensitive,Freddy and his band to which they were never to return,and went back to the lak

弗雷迪和他的樂隊

弗雷迪和他的樂隊成名后不久，就到英國做短暫的巡回演出去了。歌迷們表現出了極大的忠心。他們等幾個小時來購買音樂會的門票。弗雷迪現在步入演出廳會感到非常自信。他很喜歡演唱，喜歡演出后的祝賀聲！最令他感到激動的是受邀請參加叫做“頂級流行歌聲”的電視節目中的那場表演。他得去倫敦，穿著昂貴的服裝，對著電視攝像機演唱。那種感覺真是不一般。而節目一完，這個房間里的電話鈴聲就開始響應起來了。大家都問他們什么時候可以再次看到弗雷迪和他的樂隊。他們真正的成了歌星了。

后來情況可就不妙了。弗雷迪和他的樂隊無論走到那兒都有人跟蹤。甚至他們戴著太陽鏡留著胡子時，人們也會認出他們來。即使他們上廁所，也會被歌迷發現。他們試圖在圖書館的閱覽室里躲藏起來，但這些都不管用。總有人在那兒等著！一些不認識他們的人也在不斷地討論他們的私生活，而且就像是他們的密友一樣談論他們。終于由于深感苦惱，神經高度緊張，弗雷迪和他的樂隊意識到他們必須在自己感到太痛苦之前離開這個國家。因此，他們離開了英國，從此再也沒有回去，又重新回到了湖里去了。